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Video by Lance Cpl. Micah Taylor
U.S. Marines train in forward arming and refueling operations Freedom Flag 25-1 FARP Training
1st Marine Aircraft Wing
April 27, 2025 | 0:38
U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, refuel F-35B Lightning II aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 214, MAG-12, 1st MAW, at a Forward Arming and Refueling Point (FARP) during exercise Freedom Flag 25-1, at Gwangju Air Base, South Korea, April 27, 2025. VMFA-214, an F-35B Lightning II squadron from Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, deployed to augment MAG-12, 1st MAW under the Unit Deployment Program, which provides U.S.-based units with operational experience in the Indo-Pacific. MWSS-171 established a FARP to enable refueling and rearming capabilities, which extend operational range and allow for rapid turnaround and sustained operations in austere environments. (U.S. Marine Corps video Lance Cpl. Micah Taylor)
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The Middle East District provides engineering, design, construction execution, and related services and support to mission partners in the USCENTCOM area of responsibility (AOR) to increase regional security and stability in support of enduring U.S. interests; on order, supports contingency operations.

 

The Middle East District is a subordinate element of the Transatlantic Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

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OUR VISION: Engineering solutions for the Nation’s toughest challenges

OUR MISSION: The Middle East District provides design, construction, execution and related engineering and reach-back services to mission partners across the CENTCOM AOR in order to enable regional security and stability; on order provides support to contingency operations

OUR FOUNDATION: A professional team rooted in the Army Values reinforced by Trust, Dignity, and Respect throughout and dedicated to our mission and the organization

 

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